Many St. Joseph County students were cited for underage drinking violations over the school break. The string of citations began Thursday when police raided an underage drinking party around 11 p.m. in the 50000 block of Sherwood Drive in Granger, finding several teenagers surrounded by scattered bottles of alcohol. A total of eight teens received drinking tickets, according to reports. Four 18-year-old boys at the party were arrested, while police called the parents of four 17-year-old girls to come pick them up. Police were called close to 3 a.m. Friday to a home in the 52000 block of Ruth Street after a resident watching the home for the out-of-town owners reported people inside, according to reports. When officers arrived, they reportedly found two 20-year-old women leaving who smelled of alcohol and two men, ages 20 and 22, inside the home. The 22-year-old had been given permission by the owners to be inside to fix a computer, police said. He was issued a ticket for furnishing alcohol to minors, and the three others were given drinking tickets. A local restaurant was also cited Friday for allowing underage drinking inside their facility after police received a tip about the illegal activity, reports said. An officer arrived at Makado Japanese restaurant, 402 N. Dixie Way, and discovered a large table of minors who reportedly started to leave upon his arrival. The teens, ages 18 and 19, were told to stay put and later admitted to drinking Saki and Miller Lite provided by their server. Four teens received tickets, along with the restaurant manager, who was cited for serving alcohol to minors, reports said. Saturday brought another slew of alleged drinking violations at an underage party in the 15000 block of Durham Way, according to police. Officers were let inside around 10 p.m. by a teen who said the home belonged to her mother. They saw teens running throughout the home and hiding. Officers gathered the minors into one room and issued a total of 22 drinking citations after discovering their ages. Most of the partying teens were between 16 and 17 years old, police said.Staff writer Alicia Gallegos: agallegos@sbtinfo.com (574) 235-6368